Israeli planes hit Gaza again after rocket fire

Israeli planes launched raids against Gaza late Thursday in response to rocket fire, as mediators sought to broker an end to the latest flare-up. Rockets were fired at Israel but crashed inside the Palestinian enclave, according to witnesses. Palestinian sources reported light damage but no casualties after the raid in Khan Yunis, southern Gaza. Israel has bombed Gaza almost every night since August 6 in retaliation for the balloons or, less frequently, rocket fire, from across the border. It has also tightened its 13-year blockade of Gaza's two million inhabitants. It has banned Gaza fishermen from going to sea and closed its goods crossing with the territory, prompting the closure of Gaza's sole power plant because of a lack of fuel.